virga
The verdict
“virga” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zweig, Reis
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | virga |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “virga” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
virga is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
virga has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is virga, spelled V-I-R-G-A.
Definition
- 1Zweig, Reis
- 2Setzling, Pfropfreis
- 3Rute, Gerte, Stab
- 4Zauberstab (besonders des Merkurs)
- 5(altgermanischer) Königsstab
- 6Bischofsstab
- 7männliches Glied
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “virga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-R-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.